Cabot Ross crossed the line.
From the second he stepped over the threshold into Roselyn Albright's 8.1-million-dollar mountain top home he felt out of his league. Raised middle class in Wildwood to always work hard for your future, a trait instilled by loving parents, he always kept a level head. Even when he tried suckering Margo Needy just to tap her hot ass when her son Elliot went to France. At first devious but as time went on, he grew to love Margo to the point of guardian angel. Here and now, he had stepped back into old habits just to help secure Margo's dream of financing a Bed & Breakfast to save her late husband's legacy.
While Margo might not necessarily approve of his deception here on Albright Mountain her own psyche needed the help. She would find a way to make amends when she too played border patrol. It wasn't like Roselyn was struggling financially like Margo was. This mission for Cabot was from the heart and he told himself he too would make Roselyn feel his dedication. Earlier seeing her in a nightie and sucking his cock so energetically he had a moment of inspiration. He might just rebuild this woman, diminish her physical flaws, treat her well, and if he did have to walk away, he would leave her thanking him.
"Beautiful home for a beautiful woman." He looked about the well-lit foyer, a massive open concept living room, kitchen, dining area, she even had a pool table and aquariums built into the wall. "No pets?" Fish didn't count.
She lingered behind him her hormones screaming for attention. Wearing this dog collar, she dared to admit. "Only koi fish. I guess I'm my own pet now that I wear this."
"No, you're MY PET! Get used to being treated as such Roselyn." He stepped in further, snapping his fingers at his side to coax her along, "You wanted me, you courted me, I'm here until you disappoint me."
"I will try my best not to Cabot. I've been alone a very long time. Yes, I've had many men up here, but they all demand the same of me. Sex, money, and more money. I will not give away my own future so easily."
"Sexually only! I made that clear. I can leave if you think otherwise." You go, Badass!
"I would like to know you better. I will serve you sexually, any and all things pertaining to. I must be protective of all other areas of my life."
"Understood! Like I said, spoil me as you see fit. The day I walk away I'll give it all back. When I can afford to spoil you in some fashion I will. Let's get to know one another, Rosie. Any beer in this castle?"
"In the downstairs fridge by the bar. I often watch movies in our, my theater and get drunk by myself. I bring men up here on rare occasions but most times until I feel them honest, I go for hotel rooms. I hope my inviting you here gives you hope that I'm putting faith into you."
"Because I gave away your thousand-dollar tip?"
"That was very admirable. You were the first to ever do such a thing."
"Take that nightie off, leave the stockings and garter." He told her without even looking, his curiosity exploring the artwork on the wall. While she removed her blue sheer nightie she toyed with her areolas. "These don't look professional."
"Good eye! I paint to relax. All mine!"
"You must paint a lot." He counts eight oil paintings within sight.
"Some were when my husband was alive. He would go off on business trips and leave me here to my imagination."
"My imagination from here on. When I leave you, I'll always find something constructive for you to do while I'm away."
"Sexually? If I'm nothing else... how would that work exactly?" She observed him strolling from painting to painting, hands held behind him at the wrist for a professional almost art critic look. He didn't want his hands in his pockets or folded arms to look uneducated. He had seen enough movies to copycat the actors. James Bond mostly!
"This painting. What were you trying to say while constructing it?"
"The pond? The row boat! Serenity I suppose."
"Point A to point B. OAR... you're lost. This oar is backwards compared to the other one. You can't make up your mind which way to travel. Unhappy marriage... correct?"
"We had our moments. He was a good man. I know he loved me. He... satisfied my needs even if he couldn't always do it himself."
"Such as inviting Darryl Needy to fuck the shit out of you?"
"Margo... my husband. With me as well. I have a chill; might we sit by the fire?" Fireplace well-lit but requiring stoked. No gas in the main living room, all wood. Nodding once more without looking back at her he turned toward the fireplace and took it upon himself to snatch up a fire poker to adjust the wood, throwing one more cord of cherry tree on to keep things toasty. In such a big room it was necessary to adjourn closer to feel the heat. Oddly enough she kept a bearskin rug in front of the hearth.
Once the fire danced wildly, a tribute to Wildwood itself, he stood up placing the poker in its upright position amid numerous other irons. He was used to stoking coals after last night's bonfire. "Panties off! Naked! Garters and all now." She complied with a sheepish effort wanting him to watch her undress. The bearskin rug reminded him of the first time he and Margo had sex in her basement. Just like this! Utilizing that day as inspiration he had a focus as to where this was all going. Eyes ignoring direct contact with hers, or even in her disrobing, Cabot instead stared up at the painting above the fireplace.
"No paintings of your husband?"
"He would never sit still for me. Are you really truly that fascinated by my artistic abilities?"
"Does this old building exist"
"Yes! It's the entrance to an old coal mine dug here back in the 1920's. The building is crumbling, barely standing now, but I captured it when we first moved up here in June of 2001. It was right after he and I married. I don't believe it's been in use since the 1950's."
"MINE! ALL MINE!" He recited turning to face her finally. Pointing at the rug he continued with, "Crumble before me. Your imagination is captured." Always use someone else's words to your advantage. Con Artist 101!
Trembling she dropped down to sit on the soft fur. "Well, at least my cave hasn't been out of use since the 1950's."
"None of that! You weren't even born in the 50's. It makes you sound as if you think of yourself as old."
"43! 44 next month."
"Young at heart! I'd be here even if you were 50. I am 19! Robbing the cradle they say." He grinned for once. "Lay back! Watch the flames, not me. Finger that pussy until I say differently. I'm going to find a beer and I had better hear you screaming over the acoustics in this place. Do you want a beer?"
"Just a bear." She giggled caressing the fur beneath her. "Hurry back Cabot."